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Acts Interpretation Act 1931
5Meaning of word "Act"
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### 5 Meaning of word "Act"
> > (1) The word
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> > > ***Act*** used in relation to a legislative enactment, shall include all Acts and ordinances which have been duly made and passed by the Parliament of Tasmania or by any council or authority empowered to make and pass laws in Tasmania, and to which assent has been duly given by or on behalf of the Sovereign.
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> > (2) *\[Section 5 Subsection (2) substituted by No. 39 of 1981, s. 5 \]*In any Act, including this Act, a reference to an Act (including a reference to the Act in which the reference occurs) or to an Imperial Act or a Commonwealth Act includes a reference to any regulation made under that Act, Imperial Act, or Commonwealth Act.